Do you ever stop to wonder why the Bible calls the Church (those believers who belong to Him) the Bride of Christ? It is fascinating, to me, to study Jewish marriage customs in Biblical times. Especially since God designed human marriage to be a reflection of the relationship between Jesus…
Let's say your husband is exhausted after a brutal day at work but you would like to spend time together. It's 3 hours before his normal bedtime and he says he's heading to bed. A Few Questions to Consider What approaches do you think might be a blessing to him,…
(Greg wrote this in about 2012-2013) Where do I begin? Back several years ago in December of 2008, April and I were in our church's book and coffee shop waiting while our kids were attending AWANA (a children's program where kids memorize Scripture). We oftentimes head over there because it is…
Our pastors are very important in our lives as followers of Christ. They are in positions of God-given spiritual authority over their churches to act as shepherds representing the love and leadership of Jesus for His people. God has given us spiritual leaders in the church to teach, guide, equip,…
My issue earlier in my marriage was that I steamrolled over my husband. I was controlling, mean, and disrespectful. But some women are on the opposite end of the spectrum—thinking they should be a doormat. Some people believe that being a godly woman means being passive. They think obeying the…
What does our marriage look like now—12 years after God opened my eyes to all the ways I had been hurting my husband? Today our marriage is very different from what it was 12 years ago. Back then, Greg didn't want to be around me. He didn't want to touch…
I think almost every spouse wonders if they married the wrong person at some point in marriage. As for me, I know I did for a number of years. We tend to get married with a whole lot of expectations about what our spouses will do for us, how they…
What does it mean that spouses are not to deprive each other or withhold sex? Is withholding sex in marriage something that hurts our spouse? Is the Bible saying spouses should force themselves on each other against the other person's will? That's what a lot of people on my YouTube…
Human love and respect are very powerful. They can inspire people. They can encourage people. They contribute to strong marriages and relationships. When two relatively spiritually healthy people love each other in marriage and decide to honor one another, they can seek to be a huge blessing to each other.…
A guest post from a reader with her permission with some lightbulb moments about Valentine's Day and her husband: My husband works weekends and Valentine's is coming up on Sunday and my birthday is the next day. Our church is doing a couple's Valentines dinner on Saturday and I asked…